A health worker tends to a Covid-19 patient at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute in Quezon City, which has declared overcapacity amid rising numbers of infections in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on April 26, 2021. - Reuters
MANILA (Reuters): President Rodrigo Duterte is extending restrictions on movement and gatherings in the Philippines' capital region and four nearby provinces for another two weeks to curb a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases and bolster its medical capacity.
The country is battling one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Asia, with hospitals and medical workers in the capital Manila overwhelmed, while authorities face delays in the delivery of vaccines.
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